scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

US presses Quad to counter ‘more aggressive’ China as Melbourne meet begins

Speaking at the meet, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he doesn't consider a conflict in Indo-Pacific inevitable but China has been acting more aggressively.

The market is finally putting a realistic price on carbon

The current surge in carbon should be seen as a success, finally bringing the cost of emissions in Europe to a level sufficient to switch to less polluting technologies.

Why Federal Reserve should keep steady despite surge in inflation

Investors are pricing in a somewhat faster rise in interest rates this year, and the Fed must take its cue. Open-mindedness, patience and gradualism remain the right strategy.

Long road ahead to determine Covid origins, life after pandemic, says WHO chief scientist

In an interview with Bloomberg, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan says it would be 'foolish' to drop precautions as a variant can arise anywhere and we'd be back to square one.

Key to India’s biggest election? Creating jobs for people of UP, not jobs in UP

Politicians in UP promise that they will end out-migration. But one wouldn't bet on their chances against hundreds of years of economic history.

RBI sticks to dovish policy path even as world turns hawkish to tackle inflation

With output barely above pre-pandemic level, private consumption lagging and price rise expected to moderate, there is need for accomodative policy, RBI governor said.

World’s largest iPhone assembler says parts supply shortages are easing

Shortage of components, in particular computer chips, has hurt production of everything from cars to smartphones as demand rose during the pandemic.

Soaring edible oil prices threaten efforts to keep inflation under control

Prices of palm oil are up 15% this year to a record, while rival soybean oil has jumped 12%, putting a strain on India, the top buyer of palm, soybean and sunflower oils.

Retail-trading boom in India stays strong even as foreign investors flee market

Retail investors opened an all-time high of 3.1 crore stock-trading accounts in 2021. The pace quickened to over 30 lakh per month in the last quarter, SEBI data shows.

Wheat exports set for record, shipments more than double over last season

India is one of the largest producers of wheat but sells little abroad. Export restrictions in Russia and surging prices across major sellers is set to make it the 9th largest shipper.

On Camera

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.